Species Ithome concolorella - Hodges#1638

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)

Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae

Genus Ithome

Species concolorella (Ithome concolorella - Hodges#1638)

Hodges Number

1638

Size

Length of final-instar larva ca. 5 mm; adult forewing length 3.0 to 3.5 mm.

Food

Larva in flowers of fabaceous plants, including Acacia farnesiana, Mimosa quadrivalvis, and Prosopis spp. Here recorded from fruit of the prairie legume, Desmanthus illinoensis.

Print References

Hodges, R. W. 1978. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1. Cosmopterigidae. E. W. Classey Limited and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 166 + x pp., 6 pls.

Internet References

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&Familyqtype=equals&Family=Cosmopterigidae&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&PFamily=&Genusqtype=equals&Genus=Ithome&PGenusqtype=starts+with&PGenus=&Speciesqtype=equals&Species=concolorella&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PSpecies=&Country=&sort=Family

Contributed by Terry Harrison on 20 July, 2022 - 10:07am

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